action.yml

name: "Publish To Github"
description: "Push/Update Branch from a directory. Built for compilaiton to creating actions, publishing Github Pages"
inputs:
  repo_name:
    description: "Repository name with owner. For example, cedric05/dothttp"
    required: true
    default: ${{ github.repository }}
  branch:
    description: The branch to push
    required: true
  directory:
    description: "Directory to push"
    required: true
  commit_message:
    description: "commit message"
    required: true
    default: "publish directory to branch"
  committer_email:
    description: "commiter email id"
    default: "actions@github.com"
    required: true
  committer_username:
    description: "commiter email id"
    default: "actions@github.com"
    required: true
runs:
  using: "composite"
  steps:
    - name: Checkout
      uses: rodrigorodriguescosta/checkout@main
      with:
        repository: ${{ inputs.repo_name }}
        path: /tmp/${{ inputs.repo_name }}
        ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
    - run: |
        cd /tmp/${{ inputs.repo_name }}
        rm -rf *
        cp -r ${{ inputs.directory }}/* /tmp/${{ inputs.repo_name }}
        git config --global user.name "${{ inputs.committer_username }}"
        git config --global user.email "${{ inputs.committer_email }}"
        git add -A
        git commit -m "${{ inputs.commit_message }}"
        git push origin ${{ inputs.branch }}
        cd ..
        rm -rf /tmp/${{ inputs.repo_name }}
      shell: bash